Home & garden briefs, Saturday, June 22

Saturday

Jun 22, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Longtime local naturalist, educator and open space advocate, Don Miller will lead an exploration of the wildlife and wild landscapes of the Brodhead Creek and its tributaries along one of the Paradise Creek headwater tributaries on the "Where the Brodhead Begins" hike.

Longtime local naturalist, educator and open space advocate, Don Miller will lead an exploration of the wildlife and wild landscapes of the Brodhead Creek and its tributaries along one of the Paradise Creek headwater tributaries on the "Where the Brodhead Begins" hike.

On Sunday, July 7 from 1 to 4:30 p.m., explore the Brodhead at the escarpment as it begins a journey to the Delaware.

Participants should be prepared to be outdoors for an extended period of time on level to moderate terrain both on and off trail.

Cost is $5 for nonmembers and $3 for members of the Monroe County Environmental Education Center. Pre-registration required. Donations will be accepted to Pocono Heritage Land Trust's Preserve Stewardship Fund and the Brodhead Watershed Association's Steam Watch Projects.

Call 570-629-3061 or visitmcconservation.org.

The Pocono Garden Club will present its annual flower show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at the Stroudsburg Junior High School at 1198 Chipperfield Drive, Stroudsburg.

The theme is "In Harmony With Nature." Floral arrangements will be created to celebrate dragonflies, lady bugs, butterflies, etc. You can also enter a bouquet of flowers from your garden in a vase. Garden enthusiasts will present their horticulture specimens.

There will be a plant sale, Chinese and silent auctions.

Entries are to be submitted on from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 12. All entries will be judged.

There is no admission fee, but donations are accepted at the door. For information, contact flower show co-chairs Elaine Stys at 570-992-8966 or Carol Thomas 570-629-8505.

The Lackawanna Historical Society's biannual Historic House Tour in the Hill will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Houses included in the tour are the Cleland House Bed & Breakfast Suites, 520 Madison; the American Red Cross headquarters, 545 Jefferson; the Leonori residence at 848 N. Irving Ave.; the Duffy residence at 933 N. Webster; and three apartments in the Zarko residence at 600 Clay Ave.

Lolly the Trolley will provide transportation to all sites, and a marketplace and bake sale will be held at the Catlin House, 232 Monroe Ave. Area restaurants will also be offering a 10 percent discount on the day of the tour to participants who present their program book.

Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Tickets are available at the Lackawanna Historical Society or by calling 570-344-3841.

The featured gardens are in Milford or a short drive from there. Gardens locations are "secret" until the day of the tour.

This self-guided tour is held rain or shine. Pre-event tickets are available for $15 at JillDeal, 101 W. Harford St., Milford, or by mailing a check to the Milford Garden Club, P.O. Box 764, Milford, PA 18337, by July 6.

On the day of the tour, tickets are $20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milford Community House and Library, at the traffic light in Milford, or at Remembrance Place on the corner of West Ann Street and Elderberry Alley. Children under 12 are admitted free.

For information, call Karen at 570-296-6345 or Kathy at 570-296-3833.

A kids' yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon today at the Dansbury Park, 15 Day St., East Stroudsburg.